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6.8/10 • 1.2K

1989-08-041h 55m

ActionCrimeDramaThriller

How much can a man take...before he gives back?

Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.

Directors
John Flynn
Writters
Richard Smith, Jeb Stuart, Henry Rosenbaum
Editors
Barry B. Leirer

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Sylvester Stallone

    Sylvester Stallone

    Frank Leone

  2. Donald Sutherland

    Donald Sutherland

    Warden Drumgoole

  3. John Amos

    John Amos

    Captain Meissner

  4. Sonny Landham

    Sonny Landham

    Chink Weber

  5. Tom Sizemore

    Tom Sizemore

    Dallas

  6. Frank McRae

    Frank McRae

    Eclipse

  7. Darlanne Fluegel

    Darlanne Fluegel

    Melissa

  8. William Allen Young

    William Allen Young

    Braden

  9. Larry Romano

    Larry Romano

    First Base

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Gimly

Sep 7, 2018

6/10

My roommate and I were on a Stallone kick recently, but we never got around to watching Lock Up because we were looking for some hard (see: over-the-top) action, and this sounded more like a wistful drama. Eventually though, Lock Up came due, and I... actually kind of loved it? It's about as cheesy I had feared, but I what never occurred to me is that that cheese would totally work. I mean, it's not exactly Shawshank we're working with here, but if I were putting together a list of all the good prison movies ever made, Lock Up would be on it. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$24,000,000.00
Revenue
$22,099,847.00
Keywords
prisonself sacrificejail guardcar mechanicprison warden